| Here the diachrony of time almost always is conceived as a defect of synchronity to be omitted or repaired. |
| The logic or strategy of the monument attacks the diachrony of time. |
| In this sense, the phonemic inventory is partly shaped by diachrony and sociolinguistic forces. |
| The repetition of the word century, instead of evoking diachrony, only further betrays the precarious instantaneity of the utterance, its vocalic ephemerality. |
| Diachrony is evolution of a system in time, elements by elements. |
| The enactment of masochistic desire is a performance of history, and masochism is a synchronic enactment of diachrony. |
